Though there were only two James Bond movies starring Timothy Dalton, including The Living Daylights with one of my favorite Bond Girls, Maryam d’Abo, both movies are among my top-rated Bond movies. D’Abo, who plays cellist/Eastern European spy Kara Milovy in the Dalton-era film, was still early in her career, having mostly worked in minor TV projects and bit parts in movies. Landing the role didn’t launch her to fame, either, as it remains her most notable acting role.
The British actress isn’t bitter or frustrated, but she does admit that landing such a huge role didn’t help her career. It wasn’t the franchise’s fault, and it wasn’t her part in the movie, nor the fact that she was a Bond girl. In d’Abo’s words, it was her own fault. Here’s what she has said about that time in her life.
